Dear friends,
Many of us, this weekend, will be celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III. Most people will not have witnessed a coronation of a British head of state in their lifetime and the celebration promises to be a spectacular event of pomp and ceremony, but also of deep meaning and significance with Charles III also being the head of the Church of England.

To a musician or music lover, a Coronation is a very significant event as it is so often the motivation for new music to be written. There are many examples of this, Handel wrote Zadok the Priest for the Coronation of George II, Elgar wrote The Pomp and Circumstances Marches, Walton the Crown Imperial, Parry I was glad and many more. Imagine how much music has been written for coronations since Henry II, who was on the throne when St. Wilfrid’s was first built in 1154! Lots of this music is still performed independently and at coronations. For the coronation this year, Charles III has commissioned 12 pieces of music which will consist of six orchestral, five choral and one organ commission, all ‘specially composed for the occasion by world-renowned British composers whose work includes Classical, Sacred, Film, Television, and Musical Theatre’. Buckingham Palace has now announced the names of the 12 new compositions, explaining that as a ‘life-long music enthusiast and champion of the arts, His Majesty has overseen, influenced and been personally involved in the commissioning process and the detail of the music programme, which will showcase and celebrate musical talent from across the United Kingdom and further afield.’

At St. Wilfrid’s, we embrace all styles of music and worship music, ranging from traditional, organ based, hymns at our 9:15 service to modern worship songs at the 11AM service. We join together for festivals at 10AM where we celebrate together, as families do. This weekend will be one such service and we do hope to welcome as many members of the church community and wider community as possible. Cream teas will be served afterwards, if that helps!

I do hope you manage to enjoy some of the Coronation music.
I will be attempting Zadok the Priest at the end of the service on Sunday and our fantastic bell ringing team are attempting a 3-hour peal of the Church bells on Monday to ‘Ring for the King’! Let's hope, whether you are fans of the monarchy, or not, we can get together with our community and make the weekend a positive community (and national) event.

On another ‘note’, we are planning to ‘Sing For The King Of kings!’ on Sunday 25th June, with a Songs of Praise service in the evening, which will include The St. Wilfrid’s singers, details to follow.

Blessing,
Jonathan

The Kings Coronation Weekend
It’s another 'All-In@10' Joint Service this Sunday. Lead by Rob and with Richard preaching, there’ll be something from both services and something for all ages, including communion. The children will be staying in, and after the service cream teas will be served. Do come and join us!

Ring For The King
You may have noticed the bells ringing more frequently & for longer recently, this has been in preparation for ‘Ring For The King’ - taking place on Monday 8th May, the bellringing team will ring a full peal, beginning at 10am, this will last about 3 hours but, if successful, it will be only the second peal this millennium! Whether or not they are successful is down to a large number of factors: They aim to ring 5040 changes - this is all the changes possible on 7 bells - each change takes about 2 seconds to ring. The method is known as 'Grandsire Triples' and was devised around 1650. The composer, Joseph J Parker, published the peal in the late 19th century. Bell 8 (known as the Tenor bell) does not change but rings in last place throughout, providing a clear rhythm for the other bells and for those listening. The tenor bell weighs 10 cwt and 10 lbs (513 kg) and sounds note G - it could well be the heaviest musical instrument in Calverley!
If successful, this will be the 116th peal on the bells. The first was in 1774.
The peal band (in likely ringing order) will be:
Cindy Maude (Wakefield Cathedral), Ringing Master: Maurice Calvert (St. Wilfrid, Calverley), Jane Lynch (All Saints, Bingley), Peter Kirby (St. Matthew, Lightcliffe), Carole Kirby (St. Matthew, Lightcliffe), Daniel Calvert (Emmanuel, Plymouth), Andy Sutherland (All Saints, Ilkley), Covering: Andrew Paterson (St. Wilfrid, Calverley).
We are blessed and thankful to have the team marking this historic event at St. Wilfrid’s. We’ll let you know how they got on next week!

Youth Drop-in
Our new Youth Drop-in continues to meet on Wednesday afternoons in church.
If you're in High School Years 7-10 and want to come and hang out, get toasted snacks, and catch up with each other in a safe space, we’re open between 3:30-4:30pm.

APCM
Thank you to all who took the time to attend our APCM earlier this week.
Minutes are available along with notice of election results.
We give huge thanks to all those stepping down after faithful service on PCC – Rachel Marcus, Rachel Rudman, Geoff Simpson, Julie Horan, and Susan Jubb.
We're grateful that Fiona Hainsworth is willing to stand for another term – her faithful service as PCC secretary helps it all keep running smoothly, and we welcome new members Naomi Simkins, Kim Pollard, Dave Edwards (Deanery Synod), and Sandra & Dan – stepping into new roles as their term as wardens comes to an end.

An Hour of Quiet
As we have another bank holiday, An Hour of Quiet is postponed, it will resume on Monday 15th May at 12pm in church.

Bring & Share Lunch
‘Let’s Eat Together’ - the next bring & share lunch will be on Sunday 21st May.
This time it’s cold food only. Sign-up sheets are at the back of church.
If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Pickard.

Clothes Swap
Our clothes swap is back! Get ready for a clear out for summer and exchange your pre-loved items. Please arrive from 10am. We take your clothes in exchange for tokens, have a tea/coffee, cake, then at 11am the swap begins.
Please bring a minimum of 5 items. How many pieces of clothing you bring depends on how many tokens you get to swap with.

Sunday Service Rota
The May rota has been emailed to all volunteers and copies are available in church.

Bradford North Food Bank
Your food gift can make a real difference in our local community, items most urgently needed currently include:
• Long-life UHT Fruit Juice
• Long Life UHT Milk, Full Fat or Semi Skimmed
• Milk Powder
• Steamed Puddings
• Biscuits
• Tinned Fruit
• Tinned Vegetables
• Rice Pudding
• Pasta Sauce
• Curry Sauce
• Tinned Tomatoes
• Instant Mashed Potato
• Sugar
• Snacks
• Cereals - Small/medium/large
• Coffee - Small/medium

Please send any items to be included in our weekly Family Newsletter to [email protected]

The work and ministry of Calverley Parish Church is supported by the generous giving of the church community, and we receive no outside funding.
You can make a donation or sign up to regular giving, including Gift Aid, via our Parish Giving page online here.
Thank You for your support.